Nonfiction
Women from the Ankle Down: The Story of Shoes and How They Define Us
Women (and some men) love shoes; they speak to us. In the last 100 years, certain shoes have become iconic,…
The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo – and the Sacrifice that Forged a Nation
Donovan, who wrote A Terrible Glory, called the “definitive” history of Custer and the battle of Little Big Horn, has…
No Empty Chairs: The Short and Heroic Loves of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War
I was riveted by Mackersey’s account from the first page. On the technical side, he makes his in-depth knowledge and…
England in the Eighteenth Century: A Great and Monstrous Thing
This is the third in a history of London from the 18th century to the 20th by Jerry White, professor…
The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England
‘Sometimes the past will inspire you and sometimes it will leave you weeping.’ This is history for everyone: the political…
A Journey to Nowhere
While living in Montreal in 1969, the author had an affair with a blonde called Māra. She told him that…
Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life
This nonfiction account of the life and death of Marian “Clover” Hooper Adams begins with her birth in Boston in…
Raphael: A Passionate Life
Raphael Santi was the painter who did the most to bring art forward from its mediaeval traditions into the glories…
Monte Cassino: Ten Armies in Hell
The battle for Monte Cassino in 1944 is perhaps best known for the bombing of its famous Abbey by Allied…
Why Spencer Percival Had to Die: The Assassination of a British Prime Minister
Spencer Perceval was the only British Prime Minister ever to be assassinated, and since the man who committed the crime…
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